HERSHELL M.

REVEAL
526 Hawthorne Drive
Saint Joseph, IL 61873
217.469.2327
SUMMARY
Senior Level Operations professional with 15 years experience managing warehousi
ng, distribution and logistics operations. Detail oriented with uncommon experti
se managing financial performance to maximize profit. Continually identify and i
mplement efficiency improvements in all aspects of the operations while maintain
ing high levels of customer service - internal and external. Set standards and e
xpectations for associates at all levels to achieve desired productivity, safety
and financial results.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SUPERVALU 1994 - Present
Full line wholesale grocery distributor servicing independent and corporately ow
ned retailers worldwide.
General Manager, W. Newell and CO., Champaign, IL
Manage Produce Distribution Center with $260M in sales, shipping 14M cases to ov
er 450 retailers in 9 states. Developed and administer a $25M operating budget,
reporting to the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain.
* Worked with the programmers to develop the warehouse logic needed to fully ut
ilize three automated cranes abilities within the warehouse operating system and
improving overall productivity by 12 %.
* Redefined warehouse positions, establishing hourly production standards with
Red Prairie Standard experts, developed daily performance metric expectations fo
r both warehouse and transportation including key customer service metrics resul
ting in a 15% reduction in unproductive hours.
* Developed a pattern of order selection that minimized the distance of travel
for each order which increased overall cases selected per hour by 6 %.
* Developed a system of pick and load with order selectors that reduced 20 % of
hours needed for loading.
* Standardized receiving, stocking, checking, and housekeeping procedures resul
ting in a 50 % decrease in performance errors.
* Reduced warehouse induced inventory discrepancies by $100,000 by developing a
ccountability expectations for each associate and closely tracking their perform
ance to expectations.
* Decreased transportation miles 10% by working with customers to consolidate f
reight lanes and reduced weekly load counts.
* Reduced injury claims 70% by introducing detailed safety awareness training a
nd injury follow-up training program.
* Consistently maintain a 99.95% warehouse service level for customer orders.
* Consistently maintain a 96% on-time delivery to each customer.
* Consistently score Excellent on all third party sanitation audits - FISA. Set
the company record score of 997 out of 1,000.
Warehouse Manager, W. Newell and CO., Champaign, IL
Manage a 170,000 square foot grounds up produce distribution warehouse with annu
al sales of over $260M. Developed and managed a $14M budget, reporting to Genera
l Manager.
* Developed all work schedules to meet customer ordering and delivery cycle exp
ectations.
* Identified employee performance issues, created performance improvement plans
, conducted additional training as needed, performed job observations and coache
d for improved job execution. Resulting in a 4% improvement in productivity.
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SUPERVALU (Continued)
* Implemented a supervisor development program by utilizing Achieve Global cour
ses quarterly and by requiring personal development plans written for each super
visor. Included aspects of each one of these in the annual performance review of
each supervisor.
* Improved associate involvement and commitment by creating employee driven saf
ety/ergonomic, operations and critical activity management (CAM) committees.
* Created new hire on-boarding program which improved the new hires effectivene
ss to become oriented to the culture quicker and resulted in a reduction of new
associate turnover and injury rates by 30%.
* Increased productivity by 25% in one year by improving associate training and
the slotting layout of the warehouse.
* Developed a safety review process that required each manager and supervisor t
o perform daily facility "walk-throughs" of assigned areas, making improvement r
ecommendations, and following up to ensure their implementation resulting in a 3
5% reduction in injuries and 5% improvement in productivity.
* Increased the warehouse storage capacity by 19% by re-evaluating the rack lay
out and making significant rack changes.
Warehouse/Transportation Manager, Risk Control Manager, Milton Distribution Cent
er, Milton, WV
Manage a 250,000 square foot full line union grocery distribution warehouse with
annual sales of over $270M. Manage a daily inventory of $15.2M or 500,000 - cas
e inventory maintaining an inventory exception variance of 0.02%. Developed and
managed a $20M budget, reporting to General Manager.
* Successfully transitioned the implementation of a new warehouse inventory/bil
ling system with no negative impact to customers throughout the three day transi
tion.
* Increased productivity by 10% through the re-slotting and changing the select
ion pattern of the warehouse.
* Reduced Workers' Compensation rates by 18% by aggressively managing WC claims
and developing a very aggressive work hardening physical therapy program.
* Consistently maintain a 99.93% warehouse service level for customer orders.
* Consistently maintain a 97% on-time delivery to each customer.
* Consistently scored Excellent on all third party sanitation audits - FISA.
* Member of 4 contract negotiation teams.
* Won the West Virginia Governor's Safety Award for developing and maintaining
an outstanding safety and health program.
EDUCATION
MS, Industrial Safety Management, Marshall University
BS, Education, West Virginia State University
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Achieve Global Complete Course
Front Line Leadership Complete Course
Distribution Management Training Program
Effective Listening Course
Conflict Resolution Course
Team Building Course
526 Hawthorne Drive
Saint Joseph, IL 61873
217.469.2327
REFERENCES
Greg Heying, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain, SUPERVALU, 952.906.6202
Bruce W. Trippet, Director, Corporate Warehouse Operations, SUPERVALU, 952.906.6
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Randy Krause, Operations Manager, W. Newell & CO., SUPERVALU, 217.403.5014
Robie Robichaud, Director, Methuen Distribution Center, SUPERVALU, 978.681.7602
x2151